Ajai
The Story of Ajai
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ajai as a girl name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Ajai — #4,687 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Ajai on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ajai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 182 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ajai on the record books as a boy name in 1980, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 15 Ajais were born — ranking #5,697 that year. About 29% of every Ajai on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ajai ranks #7,257 for boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 286 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ajai
Ajai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Ajai's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,656. Use the chart and map above to compare Ajai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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